NCIS season 17 is coming to an end with just the finale left to air. But will fans once again see Agent Ziva David in the next series?

NCIS' latest series is almost over with just one more instalment left of the CBS drama. This series had to be cut short as filming for NCIS had stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic. So while there was another four more episodes planned for this season, the finale will be released on Tuesday, April 14 instead.

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Warning: This article contains spoilers from NCIS season 17.

At the very end of season 16, Agent Ziva David (played by Cote de Pablo) returned to everyone's shock after she hadn't been in the show since series 11.For years, viewers and NCIS alike believed Ziva had been killed by a mortar attack carried out by former CIA operative Trent Kort (David Dayan Fisher) in Israel.Her body was never found but it was assumed she had been killed.However, Ziva had actually been in hiding all of this time, trying to protect her loved ones by pretending she was dead.But she came out of hiding as she heard former boss and friend Leroy Gibbs (Mark Harmon) was in danger.

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Ziva was in four episodes which were shown at the end of season 16 and the beginning of season 17.She hadn't told former love interest Agent Tony Dinozzo (Michael Weatherly), who was now looking after their daughter Tali, she was alive because she was scared her family would not accept her back.But Tony sent an adorable video of Tali asking for her to join them in Paris where now they lived.So Ziva once again left NCIS to go be with Tony and Tali finally after they had been torn apart for so many years.

Ziva David came out of hiding in NCIS to give Gibbs a warning. (Image: CBS)

Ziva is now in Paris with former love interest Tony Dinozzo and their daughter Tali. (Image: CBS)

Will actress Cote de Pablo's Agent Ziva David return for NCIS season 18?

Unfortunately for Ziva fans, so far there has been no news about whether or not de Pablo will return for season 18.David left her team to go live a normal life with her new family so at the moment, it doesn't seem likely she would want to return to the dangerous life of being an agent.But the actress didn't think she was going to come back at all, according to USA Today last year.In an interview with the publication, she said: "When I walked out, I thought it was over and that was it."So following her temporary comeback, could this lead to David being back in NCIS for good?

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De Pablo also told Entertainment Tonight she wished for a moment where she could return to the drama.She said: "I hoped that at some point something like this could happen and it's just so the stars aligned and here I am with this guy [Mark Harmon]."'Give me a really good reason to come back.'"When asked if there was a chance she could return on a more permanent basis, the actress didn't completely shut it down.She added: "We have no idea - really have no idea."

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At the moment though, NCIS has not been renewed for a season 18.The current series has not finished yet so CBS could just be waiting for the season to end before making an announcement.However, shows across the world are no longer filming to try and stop the spread of COVID-19 so it does seem unlikely the show would return anytime soon even if NCIS was renewed in the coming weeks.NCIS season 17 continues on Tuesday, April 14, on CBS.